{"id":"GHSA-vmqr-rc7x-3446","summary":"OpenClaw's non-default safeBins sort configuration can bypass intended allowlist approval constraints","details":"When `sort` is explicitly added to `tools.exec.safeBins` (non-default), the `--compress-program` option can invoke an external helper and bypass the intended safe-bin approval constraints in allowlist mode.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Vulnerable versions: `\u003c=2026.2.21-2`\n- Latest published npm version checked during triage: `2026.2.21-2` (as of February 22, 2026)\n- Patched in planned next release: `2026.2.22`\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n\n- `57fbbaebca4d34d17549accf6092ae26eb7b605c`\n\n## Release Process Note\n\n`patched_versions` is pre-set to the planned next release (`\u003e=2026.2.22`). Once that npm release is published, the advisory can be published directly.\n\nOpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.","aliases":["CVE-2026-22169"],"modified":"2026-03-18T01:41:20.953110Z","published":"2026-03-03T18:54:55Z","database_specific":{"github_reviewed_at":"2026-03-03T18:54:55Z","nvd_published_at":null,"cwe_ids":["CWE-15","CWE-78"],"severity":"MODERATE","github_reviewed":true},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vmqr-rc7x-3446"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/57fbbaebca4d34d17549accf6092ae26eb7b605c"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"openclaw","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.2.22"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-vmqr-rc7x-3446/GHSA-vmqr-rc7x-3446.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}